OCEAN TOWNSHIP - A Neptune woman was charged Friday evening after Ocean police said she left her sleeping child in the car while she went to go shop at Burlington Coat Factory.

Humu Koroma, 33, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, and the state's Division of Child Protection and Permanency was notified so they could start a follow-up investigation, Ocean Township Police Detective Lt. Timothy Torchia said Tuesday.

Before officers found Koroma, Torchia said police received a report of a small child wandering around the parking lot around 5:35 p.m. Friday. Officers canvassed the lot, found a car with the door slightly open and checked the registration on that car, Torchia said.

The name on the registration was sent over the public address system inside Burlington Coat Factory on Route 66 in Ocean Township, and Torchia said officers found the car owner.

Koroma was released on a criminal summons, pending a future court appearance, Torchia said.